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James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was a black American man who was murdered by three white men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for three miles (five kilometers) behind a pickup truck along an asphalt road. Byrd, who remained conscious for much of his ordeal, was killed about halfway through the dragging when his body hit the edge of a culvert, severing his right arm and head. The murderers drove on for another 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometers) before dumping his torso in front of a black church.

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  • Mordfall James Byrd junior (de)
  • Asesinato de James Byrd Jr. (es)
  • Affaire James Byrd, Jr. (fr)
  • Murder of James Byrd Jr. (en)
  • Убийство Джеймса Бёрда (ru)
  • Mordet på James Byrd Jr. (sv)
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  • L’affaire James Byrd, Jr. est une affaire criminelle américaine qui a défrayé la chronique en juin 1998, à la suite de la torture et du meurtre raciste le 7 juin 1998 à Jasper, au Texas d'un handicapé afro-américain, James Byrd, Jr. (né le 2 mai 1949) par trois suprématistes blancs, Shawn Berry, Lawrence Russell Brewer et John King. King et Brewer ont été condamnés à mort et Berry à perpétuité. Brewer a été exécuté le 21 septembre 2011 et King le 24 avril 2019. Une nouvelle loi fédérale contre les crimes haineux, la (en) fut votée en 2009. (fr)
  • Джеймс Бёрд-младший (англ. James Byrd, Jr.; 1949—1998) — афроамериканец, 7 июня 1998 года убитый тремя белыми мужчинами в городе Джаспер (Техас, США). Это преступление широко освещалось в американских СМИ и привело к принятию 28 октября 2009 года «Закона Мэттью Шепарда и Джеймса Бёрда-младшего», расширившего законодательное определение преступления на почве ненависти. (ru)
  • Als Mordfall James Byrd junior wird die brutale Ermordung des 49-jährigen Afroamerikaners James Byrd junior am 7. Juni 1998 in Jasper im US-Bundesstaat Texas bezeichnet. Täter waren drei weiße Männer, von denen zumindest zwei Anhänger der Ideen der White Supremacy (Weiße Vorherrschaft) waren. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Russell Brewer und John King zogen Byrd über drei Meilen mit einem Pick-up über eine Asphaltstraße. Byrd, der während des größten Teils dieser Tortur bei Bewusstsein war, starb, nachdem sein Körper gegen die Kante eines Durchlasses prallte, wobei sein rechter Arm und sein Kopf abgetrennt wurden. Seine Mörder schleiften Byrds Leiche noch eine Meile weiter, bevor sie den Torso vor einem afroamerikanischen Friedhof in Jasper ablegten. (de)
  • James Byrd Jr. (2 de mayo de 1949 - 7 de junio de 1998) fue un hombre afroamericano que fue brutalmente asesinado por tres supremacistas blancos en Jasper, Texas, Estados Unidos, el 7 de junio de 1998.​ Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer y John King arrastraron a Byrd durante tres millas detrás de una camioneta pickup a lo largo de una carretera asfaltada. Byrd, que permaneció consciente durante la mayor parte de su terrible experiencia, murió a mitad de camino cuando su cuerpo golpeó el borde de una tajea, cortando su brazo derecho y su cabeza. Los asesinos condujeron otra milla y media (2,4 km) antes de arrojar su torso frente a un cementerio negro en Jasper.​ (es)
  • James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was a black American man who was murdered by three white men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for three miles (five kilometers) behind a pickup truck along an asphalt road. Byrd, who remained conscious for much of his ordeal, was killed about halfway through the dragging when his body hit the edge of a culvert, severing his right arm and head. The murderers drove on for another 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometers) before dumping his torso in front of a black church. (en)
  • James Byrd Jr., född 2 maj 1949 i Beaumont, Texas, död 7 juni 1998 i Jasper, Texas, var en afro-amerikansk man som mördades av tre män, av vilka åtminstone två var aktiva inom vit makt-rörelsen. Förövarna Shawn Berry, Lawrence Russell Brewer, och John King släpade Byrd efter en Ford pickup under uppskattningsvis 4,8 km (3 miles) utefter en asfalterad väg. Byrd, som troligtvis var vid medvetande under större delen av händelsen, dödades när hans kropp slog i en vägtrumma, vilket avskiljde hans högerarm och huvud från resten av kroppen. Mördarna körde vidare ännu ungefär 1,6 km (1 mile), innan de dumpade resten av kroppen vid en afro-amerikansk kyrkogård i Jasper, Texas.Lynchningen av James Byrd Jr. ledde till stiftande av lagar gällande hatbrott i Texas. Detta ledde senare till den federala (sv)
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  • Jasper, Texas, U.S. (en)
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